The Perishers (band)

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The Perishers
Origin Umeå, Sweden
Genre(s) Indie pop
Years active 1997–present
Label(s) MNW Music,
North Of No South,
Nettwerk (management),
Nettwerk America
Members
Ola Klüft
Martin Gustafson
Pehr Åström
Thomas Hedlund

The Perishers are a Swedish indie rock band. The band began in 1997 composed of six members, and since 2001 has consisted of Ola Klüft (vocals, guitar), Martin Gustafson (keyboards, backing vocals), Pehr Åström (bass), and Thomas Hedlund (drums).

Although they have not had a major commercial breakthrough, they do have a fan base that stretches across Europe and North America. Several of their songs have been played in episodes of the popular American television programs The O.C., One Tree Hill,Greek and, more noticeably, Veronica Mars, where the ballad "Sway" featured prominently in a climactic episode of Season Two. Also of note is the fact that Sarah Isaksson (Klüft's former vocal teacher) is a featured artist on their song "Pills." More recently, their song 'My Heart' has been played on Saturn Sedan commercials as well as a second-season episode of the ABC Family show Kyle XY. Another song, 'Trouble Sleeping', was played in a promotional spot for Grey's Anatomy.

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[edit] Members

  • Ola Klüft – vocals, guitar
  • Martin Gustafson – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Pehr Åström – bass
  • Thomas Hedlund – drums (he's now also known to be the drummer of Phoenix and Cult Of Luna)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio Albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] Live Albums

[edit] Other

[edit] Singles

  • The Night
  • My Home Town
  • When I Wake Up Tomorrow
  • In The Blink Of An Eye
  • Sway
  • Let There Be Morning
  • Pills feat. Sarah McLachlan (Live)
  • Trouble Sleeping
  • Carefree
  • Come Out Of The Shade
  • Victorious

[edit] Non-Album Tracks

  • Not Anymore
  • Our Days Are Here
  • All Wrong
  • Blur
  • Honestly
  • Sleep Tight

[edit] Cover Songs

[edit] Trivia

Their song "Sway" appeared in the Veronica Mars episode "Plan B" and is also in the PC game, The Sims 2: University, on the radio station 'College Rock'. The song also appeared on MTV's Maui Fever. Their song "Nothing like you and I" appeared in the 2005 movie London, even if almost all of the rest of the movie soundtrack belongs to The Crystal Method.

Their song "Trouble Sleeping" was featured in the TV show The OC during Season 2.

"My Heart", "Come Out Of The Shade", "Let There Be Morning", and "Trouble Sleeping" were played on four separate episodes during the second season of the ABC Family show Kyle XY.

For the game The Sims 2 University the band recorded a Simlish version of their song "Sway" for the CollegeRock station.

In 2005, the band was personally handpicked by Sarah McLachlan to open her second leg of the Afterglow tour. Each night of the tour, Sarah McLachlan joined the band and sang background vocals on their song 'Pills'. The live track was released as a promotional CD single and as an online exclusive EP via Tower Records later that year.

In 2007, on an episode of Grey's Anatomy, two songs from Victorious were played: 'Come Out of the Shade' and 'Get Well Soon'. A previous episode played the track 'Best Friends' as well.

On February 7, 2008 during the second episode of ABC's Eli Stone, the song "Victorious" was played.

The April 21, 2008 episode of ABC Family's Greek included the song "Nothing Like You and I."

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